This article traces the similar paths and common characteristics of British and Greek tramp-shipping companies over the last 130 years through a comparative and international perspective. Despite the tendency of companies to adopt corporate and managerial forms, British and Greek tramp-shipping...

Shipping has been the international business par excellence in many national economies, one that preceded trends in other, more highly visible sectors of international economic activity. Nevertheless, in both business or economic history, shipping has remained relatively overlooked. That gap is...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- About the author -- Introduction -- 1 The Shipping Company -- Introduction -- Basic distinctions in the shipping industry -- The shipping company -- The categorisation of shipping companies -- Framework for...

Introduction -- The shipping company -- The operating environment of shipping companies -- The processes of the shipping company -- The organisation of the shipping enterprise -- Contextual factors of organisational structure -- Departmentalisation in shipping companies -- Human resource...